A Day in the Life of Web 2.0. By David Warlick, http://www.techlearning.com/article/13980 Consider the ways in which Web 2.0 tools might change (or have already changed) your professional practice. How might you be able to use these new tools to to engage today's "digital learners?" Why would you want to? Next week (in Thing 3), you will be asked to complete a blog post reflecting on your initial thoughts about Web 2.0 and its role in 21st Century teaching and learning, so please make a few notes
Marc Prensky - Digital Natives, Digital Immigrants [PDF]
What is Web 2.0? Ideas, Technologies and Implications for Education (by Paul Anderson)
Think Outside the Blog
This article describes how Wikis differ from blogs and provides information about how you can get started using this tool in the classroom.
Wide Open Spaces: Wikis, Ready or Not This article defines wikis and detail and addresses the pedagogical benefits and challenges of using them in the classroom.
Wiki definition in Wikipedia This continually evolving definition of Wikis can provide you with a thorough history about how they came about as well as information about the various types of tools available for creating Wiki communities and how these different tools work.
Infinite Thinking Machine -http://www.infinitethinking.org
A group blog "designed to help teachers and students thrive in the 21st century." Rotating posts by eight authors. Updated about twice a month
Instructify - http://blogs.learnnc.org/instructify
From LEARN NC. "Instructify is where teachers can stock their toolboxes with practical, time-saving classroom ideas and cutting edge methods of instruction. It’s where to find useful, free technology to utilize in the classroom. And it’s a fun place to spend your planning period."
Students 2oh - http://students2oh.org
A blog co-authored by several high school students who are interested in the future of education. Though infrequently updated, the posts and comments are impressive.
Successful Teaching - http://successfulteaching.blogspot.com/
27-year veteran classroom teacher Pat Hensley (a.k.a loonyhiker) offers "strategies and tips for successful teaching." Her blog embodies the Web 2.0 spirit of sharing.
CoolCatTeacher (Vicki Davis): Link http://coolcatteacher.blogspot.com/
Vicki Davis talks about the realities of teaching in a society where every cell phone is a recording device. Spies Like Us
Remote Access (Clarence Fischer): Bias in the Classroom A middle school social studies lesson beginning with an online "energy" game evolves into an opportunity for students to think deeply and critically about bias in the media they consume and in their own lives.
EduBlog Insights (Anne Davis): A Rationale for Educational Blogging Anne Davis, an edublogging pioneer from Georgia State University, has been blogging with elementary school students since 2002. In this post, she enumerates her reasons for blogging with students.
Bit by Bit (Bob Sprankle):The Time is Now
In an engaging metaphor about television "rabbit ears," Sprankle makes a case for rethinking "analog" teaching practices and moving into the digitally-driven 21st century.
NeverEnding Search:PowerPoint Reform - A First Chapter
High school librarian Joyce Valenza shares highlights from her presentation for senior English classes on how to stop making miserable PowerPoint presentations.Good points and good resources.
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Overview of articles, bloggers and magazine subscriptionsConsider the ways in which Web 2.0 tools might change (or have already changed) your professional practice. How might you be able to use these new tools to to engage today's "digital learners?" Why would you want to? Next week (in Thing 3), you will be asked to complete a blog post reflecting on your initial thoughts about Web 2.0 and its role in 21st Century teaching and learning, so please make a few notes
This article describes how Wikis differ from blogs and provides information about how you can get started using this tool in the classroom.
This article defines wikis and detail and addresses the pedagogical benefits and challenges of using them in the classroom.
Bloggers links and ideas for discussion
Blog Matrix ------ Lots of Blogs to preview http://supportblogging.com/Links+to+School+Bloggers
Will Richardson - http://weblogg-ed.com/
A group blog "designed to help teachers and students thrive in the 21st century." Rotating posts by eight authors. Updated about twice a month
From LEARN NC. "Instructify is where teachers can stock their toolboxes with practical, time-saving classroom ideas and cutting edge methods of instruction. It’s where to find useful, free technology to utilize in the classroom. And it’s a fun place to spend your planning period."
A round-up of "what's new and noteworthy in educator blogs," from Education Week's Teacher Magazine.
A blog co-authored by several high school students who are interested in the future of education. Though infrequently updated, the posts and comments are impressive.
27-year veteran classroom teacher Pat Hensley (a.k.a loonyhiker) offers "strategies and tips for successful teaching." Her blog embodies the Web 2.0 spirit of sharing.
Vicki Davis talks about the realities of teaching in a society where every cell phone is a recording device. Spies Like Us
A middle school social studies lesson beginning with an online "energy" game evolves into an opportunity for students to think deeply and critically about bias in the media they consume and in their own lives.
Anne Davis, an edublogging pioneer from Georgia State University, has been blogging with elementary school students since 2002. In this post, she enumerates her reasons for blogging with students.
In an engaging metaphor about television "rabbit ears," Sprankle makes a case for rethinking "analog" teaching practices and moving into the digitally-driven 21st century.
High school librarian Joyce Valenza shares highlights from her presentation for senior English classes on how to stop making miserable PowerPoint presentations.Good points and good resources.
Social Networking
Article http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICDocs/data/ericdocs2sql/content_storage_01/0000019b/80/45/8c/cf.pdf
Magazine and other Subscriptions
Publications **2009** Horizon **Report**: The **K12** Edition
The Horizon Report: 2009 K-12 Edition was a collaboration between the New Media Consortium and the Consortium for School Networking (CoSN). Link digital format http://wp.nmc.org/horizon-**k12**-**2009**/ and http://www.nmc.org/pdf/2009-Horizon-Report-K12.pdfAdd Widget with RSS Feeds in Wiki
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Patrolling Web 2.0Learning beyond the bell
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